western maryland regional library
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Presented by Cen Campbell, October 2014TRANSCRIPT
WMRL Oct 2014
Goals for Today
1. Confidence to begin (or continue!) using new media in storytime
2. Evaluate Apps & eBooks (appvisory)3. Traditional storytelling in the digital age4. Model positive media behaviors5. Build personal network for sharing
information about new media and kids
News You Can Use: Carly
What is new media?
● Not just iPads & apps!● Any kind of emergent technology● Content creation: camera, video,
book-making, writing, drawing, audio
● Multi & transmedia● Wearable tech
What are some concerns about new media & young children?●
What are some concerns about new media & young children?● Commercial messages● Displacement of time doing other things● Eye/Neck/Body/Brain strain● Less creative and open-ended play● Less time running around outside● Sleep disruptions● Age inappropriate content● Under 2s (AAP)
These concerns are all valid.
How can children’s librarians support parents & caregivers to make their own healthy media decisions?
Reasons for Engaging with New Media in Libraries● Ubiquity of tablet technology● Whether it’s good for kids or not, parents are
handing the devices over● Access to content (multilingual, diverse, high
quality)● Societal need for Media Mentorship ● Potential to increase the overall quality of
content
What if we were to commit to ensuring that every family with young children had access to a
media mentor?
Psssssst! You’re already a media mentor!
What Does it Look Like?
The Best App For Young Children...
...is one that supports the development of a relationship with another human being.
Joint Media Engagement
Reframing the Issue
• There is no either/or
• Relationships first, then technology
New Media for Kids in LibrariesPediatrics Pedagogy
American Academy of Pediatrics
Parent Recommendations from the AAP Guidelines● Limit “entertainment” screen time to <1-2
hours a day● Discourage screen media for children <2● Keep screen media out of child’s bedroom ● Monitor media usage● Coview● Establish family media plan
National Association for the Education of Young Children & Fred Rogers Center
Guidelines for Educators
● Select, use, integrate & evaluate media in intentional & age-appropriate ways
● Balance of tech & non-tech● Prohibit use of passive media● Limit use for <2 year olds● Consider recommendations from health orgs● Equitable access to technology
LittleeLit Guidelines for New Media in Storytime● Access: Act as media mentor to your
community & support equitable access to information
● Content: Content should be high quality & age appropriate
● Engagement: Any technology use should support the development of relationships
3 Cs of Screen Time by Lisa Guernsey
● Content
● Context
● Individual Child
Tips for parents on how to support their children to be love reading; with print AND digital books.
Other resources
Fred Rogers Center ELEJoan Ganz Cooney CenterDot complicatedCyberwise
Born ReadingCommon Sense MediaNAMLE
Images that make us sad
New Media Storytime!
Storytime as a venue for media mentorship.
General Guidelines• Start with a buddy!
• Tie content to the collection
• Start with books & music you already love
• Always test out apps the day you share them
• Balance tech & non-tech
• Engage parents in discussion
• Hand held or mirrored?
• Try not to use apps with ads
• Use mix of paid & free content
• Have a backup
• If you have tech difficulties, talk through it
• Use the vast body of knowledge you & your colleagues ALREADY have!
Suggested Apps to Try out• Animal Sounds
• Bean’s baby
• Boynton 4-pack
• Byron Barton Collection 1
• Endless ABC
• Felt Board App
• Four Little Corners
• Grow a Reader
• Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy
• Mother Goose on the Loose App
• Sock puppets
• Wee Sing ABC
Keep in Mind• Be explicit for caregivers
WHY you are using the screen/iPad, make sure you know for whose benefit you have chosen a digital tool
• Digital tools DO NOT replace any of our current storytelling tools; they are another tool in the toolkit
• Use the best tool for the job (hint: a lot of the time, the best tool is NOT digital!)
• We want parents to be able to ask us questions about this topic; they won’t if they feel judged
• Children under 2 shouldn’t have too much access to technology. But it might support their caregiver’s learning process.
3 Easy Ways to Get Started• Find your favourite Storytime Book digitally (app,
iBooks, Kindle, Nook, library offerings etc)
• Try a Digital Felt Board
• Post lyrics, welcome and/or resource slides for the parents
Tips & Tricks• Set Up (wired or wireless?)
• Lyrics (projected)
• Felt Board/MGOL (live or screen shot)
• Digital Books (always have paper copies to check out, or on same theme; you can use books you’ve never been able to use before)
• Images (non-fiction! Create your own content!)
• Sounds (what does a peacock REALLY sound like?)
• Music (Easy playlists; display album cover while song is playing and include call number on screen while dancing around)
• Talk Sing Read Write Play!
How do you evaluate books?
How do you evaluate books?
ReviewsKnow the Author, Illustrator or PublisherHigh Quality TextHigh Quality Illustrations
Easy NavigationIt Doesn’t CrashHigh Quality ContentKnow the Developer
Evaluating and Choosing Digital Media● Make intentional decisions about digital media with kids● Explore newly downloaded apps on your own and then
together with young children● Look for apps and other media that help adults and
children write, read, play, sing and talk TOGETHER (EECR2 early literacy practices for kids under 8)
● Consider the 3 C’s: Context, Content, Child (discussed in Screen Time by Lisa Guernsey)
Good Book Apps Have...● Meaningful interactive elements that add to the story
and are not only for interactivity’s sake (Interactive elements shouldn’t distract from the story)
● A great story with high quality images● Plain, highly-readable font● Read-to-me and read-to-myself options● Settings for turning on/off music and other sound effects
Good Game/Activity Apps...● Are fun to play over and over again● Offer open-ended play● Encourage creativity● Strengthen one or more of the early literacy practices
(ECRR/ECRR2)● Are age appropriate● Have Intuitive way-finding● Use a clean, uncluttered display
High Quality Developers
Oceanhouse MediaNosy CrowLoud CrowToca BocaSago SagoNational GeographicRandom House
Duck Duck MooseNight & DayWe Are WheelbarrowSoftware Smoothie
How do parents feel about finding high quality
apps?
Review Sources
● Children’s Technology Review● Common Sense Media● Digital-Storytime.com● Horn Book● Kirkus Reviews● Little eLit (suggested uses)● School Library Journaland your personal network….
I trust librarian reviews more than other reviewers...
Walk Through Review Sources
Evaluation Communication
Pair Activity: Book App Evaluation
Read a Book App out loud to your partner
See if you can find a review for it
How might this app support Early Learning Practices?
ECRR Practices/Skills
Talk Sing Read WritePlay
Phonological AwarenessVocabularyPrint MotivationPrint AwarenessLetter KnowledgeNarrative Skills
Book Apps!
Some Good Free Apps ● Felt Board- Mother Goose on the Loose● Bean’s Baby● The Artist Who Stole Bits of the World● Grow a Reader● Amazing Xylophone● Animal Sounds- Fun Toddler Game● MOMA Color Lab● Exploratorium
Free Apps & Apps for FreeWhat’s the difference?
● Free Apps● Free with in-app purchases, ads, &
links to full versions● Free and it’s just a teaser● Free temporarily● Promo Codes
More information: How to Find Apps for Free
Where Can I Learn About Free Apps?
Felt Board
Pair Activity
Choose a Book, Song, Story or Rhyme
Make a Felt Board story!
International Children’s Digital LibraryE-Books from over 60 countries in a wide variety of languages
Access to otherwise inaccessible titles
Designed to provide books to underserved kids with limited library access
Apps that Explicitly Support Engagement
Developers Want Parents to Engage
Many app developers include tips for parents & teachers on how to use the app as a springboard for engagement, conversation, relationship building or real-world activities.
Kathy Reid-Naiman’s Together Time
Apps for Oral Storytelling?!This whole “printing press” thing will ruin our children’s ability to commit our culturally significant stories to memory!
The Traditional Storyteller
Using New Media to Record Stories
How might we use mobile devices to record and share our own stories?
Pair Activity
Choose an App to tell your own story!● 30hands● Sock Puppets
Apps to Tell Stories
Felt BoardHaiku DeckiMovieInfiniscrollKeynoteKid In StoryMy Story
Calgary Public Library: Grow a Reader
Mother Goose on the Loose App
Traditional Storytelling Tools
● Felt Boards● Puppets● Handouts● “Big Books”● Music
Handouts
● Lyrics or words posted on screen during program
● Uploaded to library’s website for access later● Benefits include: not having paper strewn
about program room, anytime access for parents to remember songs, faces pointed up to sing instead of down in their laps
“Big Books”
● Digital books can be as big as your screen allows
● Huge storytelling books; always have physical copies available for checkout if you have them
Digital Music and Audio
Devices provide easy access to a variety of music and audio perfect for storytime
Apps: iTunes, Overdrive, SoundCloud
Recorded sounds like animal calls can be paired with related animal books
Model Positive Media Behaviors
● Joint Media Engagement: Fancy words for time-tested concept “read to your bunny, and your bunny will read to you!”
● Content, Context & the Individual Child
● Age-appropriate & intentional usage
Make a Book!
Use the My Story App to tell your own story!
Not Just Book-Based Apps!
Pair Activity: App Evaluation
Read a Non-Book App out loud to your partner
See if you can find a review for it
How might this app support Early Learning Practices?